I have a 2008 Ford Focus (UK) with a 1.6 TDCi engine and 60K miles. check engine light shows and the red screen on my dash displays the "engine malfunction Recently bought myself a MK3 Focus 1.6 TDCI.. The car has been driving fine but a engine light did appear with code P2033 which is reading as a exhaust gas sensor. The car still drive fine with this light on but today the car when into limp mode with 'engine malfunction' displayed o the car. Plugged it in and its reading code P1261 -Cylinder #1 Had the above message come up on my Focus 1.6tdci several times two weeks ago, so took it in to the local Ford Dealer. They said there was nothing wrong and reset the Engine Management System. Warning has since come back, 4 times in the last 3 days, so looks like another trip to the Ford Garage. I have a ford focus 1.6 Ti-VCT 2009. Yesterday i drove back from work about 5-6km when suddenly the beeper started to beep, car gauges suddenly sweeps (I was driving with 100km/h), many leds at dash was light up and there was the "Engine malfunction" message at dash . I pull over immediately and stop the engine. Dear Focus Fanatics, i am in desperate need of help ! Many posts online are about the same issues that i am having but they are not the exact symptons, i went to the Dealer and i was told i would need to change the whole transmission system which will cost almost 1/4 of the price of a new 2012 car!! .. I've seen a few posts similar to my issue but as everyone says my chain of events/circumstances leading up to this malfunction might show a different underlying root. Model: Ford Focus 1.6 TDCi Sport 2011. Mileage: 35,000 +some. service history: Last serviced around 29,0000. Modifications: Completely standard aside from 2 recent 'upgrades'. Ford Focus engine failure problem (2004-2011 1.6 TDCi cars) 1.6 TDCi Focus models built between February and June 2004 might have problems with their engines, causing them to cut out. Misaligned oil feeds between the cylinder heads and camshaft bearings reduced oil flow, causing premature wearing of the camshaft bearings and engine seizure Ford Model: Mk 2.5 Focus 1.6 tdci & Mk 3 1.6 tdci Ford Year: 2013 a couple of times last week it has gone "Engine malfunction" and gone into limp mode. Had it .

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